Tag: Western Australia

Balingup Medieval Carnivale’s 20th anniversary event was every part as awesome as we expected it would be! The wet weather only made it seem more like we’d been transported back in time to very old England, with the rain falling over the rolling green hills creating a stunning backdrop. The committee behind the Carnivale have […]

This fantastic wedding was just the right sort of different – they knew they didn’t need to take the day seriously so made sure they, & their guests, enjoyed themselves above all else. There was humour, a heap of good DIY, history, a play on the idea of tradition, & a lot of laughter. They […]

Today is Remembrance Day. The guns fell silent 11am on the 11th November 1918, after more than 4 years of constant warfare in the first modern world conflict. This Armistice was the end of WW1. Today, we remember the Fallen. Each year on this day, the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th […]

Did you miss out on visiting my stall at this year’s Act Belong Commit Zig Zag Festival? Want another chance to get your hands on some really cool stuff? Come down to Guildford Twilight Markets this Friday evening! 5pm – 9pm in Stirling Square (the park opposite the railway from Alfred’s Kitchen). It’s right […]

This year is the 30th annual Act Belong Commit Zig Zag Festival! There have been thirty festivals since its inception in 1982. The Zig Zag Community Arts Inc have done an amazing job with the event – it’s entirely run by volunteers. Free entry, free activities, three stages, a parade, craft & food stalls. The […]

Lego is the abbreviation of two Danish words, “Leg godt,” meaning “play well.” Certainly can’t argue with that when it comes to most well-known product to come out of their factories since they launched the business in 1932. It’s synonymous with childhood. It’s a brand, and product, that is known, loved, and respected the world […]

The “Swell of the Decade” has been hitting Western Australia since Friday, thanks to a huge storm 2,000km off the coast. 5m (16ft) waves with 16 second swell periods….. Up to 9-12m (30-40ft) waves. The “Ride of a Lifetime.” So what would Bodhi do? He’d be right in there! Wouldn’t miss it for anything of […]

The news today was quite sombre within the WA State Emergency Service online groups. There was another cliff rescue – two in fact – up in Karijini National Park. Specialised teams, often made up by members from multiple units, are sent out to perform a time sensitive rescue under dangerous conditions. Vertical Rescue team members […]

Our team for the WW1 Series spent 3 evenings shooting on location. Not including preparation or travel time, we spent roughly 2 hours each of those nights on ‘set’. Yet there are only 6 photos in the limited edition print release. So what happened to the photos that didn’t make the cut? Press […]

My mother’s parents met during the Second World War. They’re not the only members of my family who have served their countries, but they’re the ones I knew closest. Gran was a nurse, and Pock was a pilot in the Navy. I always wanted to follow in his footsteps, and applied for the Royal Australian […]

This ANZAC Day marks the 100 year anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli by the Australia & New Zealand Army Corps. 100 years!! A Centenary! This year’s ANZAC Day celebrations are going to be the biggest yet. The enormous amount of time, thought, effort & funding that has been put into preparing for this is […]

I’ve known Paul for a decade. Four years ago, he asked the love of his life to marry him. And not long after that, they asked me to be their wedding photographer. These two lovebirds are so perfect for each other, it’s hard to remember a time that they weren’t together. I adore Nina as […]

This has been the most convoluted & long-winded move I’ve made since changing country/city… & I’m not entirely sure even those times were this complex. Every spanner we could have been thrown, has been! The new house has required so much cleaning (seriously…. 4 bottles of Sugar Soap, plus oven cleaner, Ajax, Finish, Jif, Dettol, […]

>> Read Day One << I sat, SES uniform ready & bag packed, waiting for our deployment orders to come out. We’d been stood down Tuesday night (Wednesday morning) at 1am, after a long day of searching for Sam through yards & houses. We had to have a set amount of time for sleep for […]

No matter how much I see that brings me deeper into cynicism, I still manage to find things to make me believe, hope, & be thankful for the good in people. The sense of community in times of need. Not just from within the street, nor even just the suburb, but from the opposite ends […]

Here’s the post so many of you have been waiting for! Goldfields SES Challenge 2014!! Once per year, during the ‘Western Australia Day’ long weekend, the Western Australian State Emergency Service hold the Goldfields SES Challenge at a different location within the Goldfields region. This year, it was held in & around the town of […]

I can’t post much about Goldfields SES Challenge yet, as we’re waiting for the Local Manager of our unit to be back from his holiday first. We want to show him the photos from challenge, so we’re holding back on public posts until we’ve had our training night (Wednesday) & put them up on the […]

Around this time last year, I wrote about my experiences being invited to attend the annual Goldfields SES Challenge. They made me feel welcome, as though I was one of their own, & it made the task of following them around for 3 days a lot of fun. A sea of tents & hundreds of […]

One word: Wow!! There were standing ovations at Werewolf Priest! The Lamentable Ballad of Father Hank Grimby last night! Cast & crew alike – you guys & gals were amazing! Wonderful! Astounding! And the show was all amounts of epic! The story was captivating. Even though I already had plenty of tasters from the […]

I’ve just gotten home after a whirlwind, 2 day Southwest photo safari, & I’m not sure if I’m more excited about the photos we took or the conversations I had with strangers. I was up at 3am to get to the meet point out in Perth foothills for a 4am escape from Perth. Jason Matz […]